Paxistima myrtifolia
Common name:
Oregon Boxwood
Mountain Lover
Pronunciation:
paks-ISS-ti-ma mur-ti-FO-lee-a
Family:
Celastraceae
Genus:
Synonyms:
Paxistima myrsinites
Type:
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
Yes
- Evergreen shrub, 8-36 inches (20-90 cm) tall, sometimes higher, prostrate, spreading. Twigs 4-angled (squarish in cross-section). Leaves opposite, simple, broadly ovate to elliptic or obovate, 1-3 cm long, finely serrate to entire, leathery, light green. Flowers small, red-brown. Fruit white, 8 mm long.
- Sun (more compact) to part shade, well-drained, light, slightly acid soil. Easy to keep low by pruning.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 5 Native to the mountains from British Columbia to California.